Six people, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in an early morning strike on a residential building in Eyvan, Ilam province. Iranian officials blame the US and Israel, while citizen journalists report the strike was a targeted assassination of an IRGC Aerospace deputy.
In the early hours of March 14, a severe explosion destroyed a residential building on Jahad Street in the city of Eyvan, Ilam province, leaving six people dead. The incident occurs against the backdrop of an unprecedented and ongoing wave of United States and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) infrastructure across the country.
Iranian state-aligned sources emphasize the civilian toll of the attack. Hamiyan Pezeshkian, a pro-government channel, reported that six family members residing in the building were martyred, including a six-month-old baby. The channel cited the Political-Security Deputy of the Ilam Governorate, who stated, "this morning the criminal and terrorist regime of America and the Zionists attacked a residential home in Eyvan, this attack caused a severe explosion in the city of Eyvan and the destruction of a residential building." Rescue teams are currently conducting debris clearing operations at the site.
However, citizen reporting indicates the strike was a targeted military assassination. Vahid Online, a prominent channel crowd-sourcing reports from citizens and often carrying an opposition viewpoint, published a message claiming the residence belonged to the father-in-law of a deputy commander in the IRGC Aerospace Force. According to the message submitted to the channel, the commander arrived at the home at 2:00 AM, and the strike occurred around 5:30 AM. The anonymous source reported that the deputy, his wife, his two children, and his parents-in-law were all killed in the assassination.
Sources offer conflicting narratives on the nature of the target. State-aligned channels focus strictly on civilian casualties, omitting any military connection, while citizen reports claim the strike specifically targeted a high-ranking IRGC Aerospace official. The translation preserves the ideological phrasing of the Iranian government source (e.g., 'martyred', 'criminal and terrorist regime').